Two months after the first monkeypox case was detected in the U.S., the case count has risen to more than 1,800, according to the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
And once again, New York is bearing the brunt of a virus. Much like the COVID-19 pandemic, the state has become an epicenter for the latest outbreak, with almost 500 cases, characterized by painful, itchy poxes and lesions that can last for up to a month.
New York City looked prepared with 14,500 doses of the vaccine ready to go. Then the website to make appointments crashed.
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